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PACE 2010 is the industry’s premiere paint and coatings show with over 300 exhibits of the latest and greatest in protective coatings, application equipment and technology. On Tuesday, February 9th, I will be hosting two sessions dealing with protecting and coating of concrete. The Morning Session entitled “Raising the Bar on concrete Coatings will have [...]

Northern California/Nevada Chapter Dinner This past Thursday night (October 22) I had the honor of speaking at the Chapter dinner held at Zio Fraedos in Pleasant Hill, CA. The topic was “Coating of Concrete in Wastewater Environments”. The meeting was attended by 40 vendors, contractors, consultants and owners> As a former Chapter Officer of the [...]

Many continue to incorrectly refer to the deterioration of concrete sewer pipe as “a corrosive gas problem.” But the real culprit for concrete is MIC, a biogenic process when hydrogen sulfide gas and Thiobacillus bacteria (Thiobacillus is a small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur) interact; sulfuric acid is excreted with [...]

The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference has just concluded and many are already looking towards next year’s conference. Technical sessions focused on the issues of water shortage while exhibitors brought the best in energy savings and sustainable technologies. Among the exhibitors Sherwin-Williams introduced Hi-Solids Polyurethane MR (mildew resistant), a two-component gloss and color [...]

Join thousands of water and wastewater professionals Oct. 11 to 14 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., for the 82nd annual technical exhibition and conference, WEFTEC.09, sponsored by the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.). As the largest annual water and wastewater exhibition in the world, the event will feature more than [...]

New coating and lining formulations are being developed to meet current performance needs and also future environmental regulations. The time is takes from original concept to possible formulation to commercialization is being compressed. Evaluation of the new formulations for coatings and lining used in harsh wastewater environments can be a daunting task. The standard practice [...]

Linings to Aid in Repair  of Aging Infrastructure * Afflicted by pipe failures, sewer backups and sewage spills, America’s wastewater infrastructure is clearly showing its age. Most municipal sewer systems are 75 to 100 years old, and nearly all are compromised to some degree by corrosion, overburdening and structural fatigue. Even as these existing systems [...]